Long before “In Living Color” became a hotbed for hip-hop talent, before “Soul Train” evolved into the cornerstone of Black music, before “Saturday Night Live” emerged as a pop culture powerhouse.
The new documentary Sunday Best is dedicated to the life and career of legendary TV host Ed Sullivan He quietly helped change television, music and American society by going against the social mores ...
After the really big finale 54 years ago, and the death of its legendary host three years later, "The Ed Sullivan Show" is having an extended moment. A YouTube channel on the classic variety show ...
Kerry Gordy, an executive producer for “Sunday Best,” proclaimed that the film was an indicator of what was to come from ...
Ed Sullivan has gone down in history as one of the most influential figures in rock & roll — without playing an instrument or singing a single note. "When I first went on TV with our Toast of the Town ...
Most of us know Ed Sullivan as, well, Ed Sullivan—the legendary host of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which ran from 1948 to 1971, and was responsible for playing a role in introducing some of the most ...
Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for an ...
Long before HBO turned Sunday night into TV-monoculture ground zero, there was Ed Sullivan. Born in Harlem and raised in Port Chester, New York, the sportswriter, syndicated columnist and ...
In the if-these-walls-could-talk sweepstakes, the Ed Sullivan Theater might never shut up. Built in 1927, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between 53rd and 54th streets, and in more or less continuing ...
Out of the Paley-ozoic ooze -- Videoville -- The columnist conspiracy -- The $375 extravaganza -- Very critical condition -- The magic of sullivision -- Barefoot boy with cheek -- Just a broadway baby ...
Ed Sullivan, the legendary TV host whose eponymous variety show helped launch Elvis Presley and the Beatles to superstardom, was one of the key figures in the early evolution of rock & roll. Before ...